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Scott vs Courtney - What's the difference?

scott | courtney |

As proper nouns the difference between scott and courtney

is that scott is {{surname|A=An English ethnic|from=nicknames}} for someone with Scottish ancestry while Courtney is {{surname|from=Old French}.

scott

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • for someone with Scottish ancestry.
  • transferred from the surname.
  • A CDP in Arkansas
  • An unincorporated town in Indiana
  • A city in Louisiana
  • A town in New York
  • A village in Ohio
  • A municipality in Quebec
  • A town in Saskatchewan
  • One of seven towns in Wisconsin

    • Related terms

    * given names: Scot, Scottie, Scotty

    courtney

    English

    Proper noun

    (s)
  • * 1593 William Shakespeare, Richard III , Act IV, Scene IV
    • Sir Edward Courtney , and the haughty prelate,
    Bishop of Exeter, his brother there,
    With many moe confederates are in arms.
  • transferred from the surname.
  • popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
  • * 1985 , B is for Burglar , Macmillan 2005, ISBN 0312939000, page 125
    • "One girl ten, another one eight. Courtney and Ashley. I'd have named 'em something else. Sara and Diane, Patti and Jill, something like that. I don't even understand girls.

    Anagrams

    * English unisex given names